Exam 18: National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Tea Party activists are/were generally opposed to President __________.

__________ is used as a weapon of mass disruption.

The policy originally guiding U.S.military actions in the war on terror and long-range plans for national security has come to be known as __________.

The Bush Doctrine entails ensuring the United States has unparalleled military strength.

The __________War,with Russia,was a period in which the United States became significantly more expansionary and less isolationist.

The United States has __________.

How has the nuclear threat changed since World War II? Which country has the most nuclear weapons?

In addition to over a million soldiers on active duty,guard and reserve members can be called up at any time to protect U.S.interests throughout the world.

Explain how the USA PATRIOT Act affects civil liberties.

It is reasonable to believe that,in the modern era of warfare,that __________.

The post-9/11 policies and practices used against suspected terrorists,such as detaining suspects without filing charges against them,have raised no questions about the government's rights under the U.S.Constitution.

Jesse is concerned about protecting privacy and limiting the authority of the government to spy on citizens.One can surmise that he would like to __________ the USA PATRIOT Act.

Which of the following is partly responsible for national security in the United States?

When assessing the success or failure of a war effort,it is important to look down the line.Ten years after the war in Iraq began the Sunnis and the Shiites are __________,which is having a major __________ effect on the rest of the world.

Terrorism is a social construction.

Why did the United States continue to spend so much on defense even after the end of the Cold War? In what ways was this strategy effective,and in what ways was it ineffective? Ideal

The Geneva conventions date back to __________.

Defense contractors are subsidized by the __________.

Globalization lessens the threat of international terrorism.

The tension and arms race known as __________ was between the United States and Soviet Union from World War II until 1990.